The universe will test you.
Ben Simmons checked into his first game in nearly three months with the Brooklyn Nets leading the Utah Jazz 16-14, a little over five minutes gone in the first quarter. The Barclays Center crowd gave him a cordial applause, too anxious about what would follow to really cheer their hearts out.
As the Jazz prepared to run a baseline-out-of-bounds set, Simmons waltzed over to guard John Collins, followed by every pair of eyes in the building. Immediately, those eyes followed Simmons suddenly running in the other direction with the ball in his hands.